Example sentences of "his [noun] for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are recalled as somewhat sad , dependent figures : a ‘ poor old fellow ’ who went out to his sister for his meals ; ‘ a right cripple ’ who had been unable to work for over ten years ; ‘ a very old gentleman ’ who scraped together a living by selling vegetables and tomatoes which he grew in his greenhouse , but was ‘ very unhappy ’ because he had quarrelled with his drunken son . |
| 2 | In addition , Parthenius , nephew of Ennodius of Pavia , and husband of a granddaughter of Ruricius , was highly regarded by his contemporaries for his skill in rhetoric . |
| 3 | He 's all about excitement , entertainment , doing his bit for his country , and doing it with style — a curious travesty of the active citizen for the 1990s . |
| 4 | BARRY HEARN made millions out of — and for — snooker and has subsequently spent mi His rivals pretend to loath him , some actually do , and his enthusiasm for his players , boxers and loadsamoney schemes can appear OTT . |
| 5 | In the following article he attempts to convey some of his enthusiasm for his pastime . |
| 6 | His enthusiasm for his work and his intelligence had led to him being appointed Assistant Governor at Wormwood Scrubs . |
| 7 | But she could not believe in him as that kind of reverent fan , whatever his enthusiasm for his subject . |
| 8 | As breeder and exhibitor of budgerigars for the past 12 years he finds the joke wearing thin , but it has n't dampened his enthusiasm for his hobby . |
| 9 | Fortunately for Mr Packwood 's furniture , Caspar was a good deal less boisterous than the two young Persian leopards he recently cared for who wrecked two of his settees for his trouble . |
| 10 | Rudakov leaned forward across his table , extracted a cigarette from a Marlboro carton , reached with his fingers for his lighter . |
| 11 | Despite an advertisement in his novel , ‘ Romany Rye ’ for a forthcoming book on Cornwall , none was produced , so we have to depend on his notes for his impressions of the county . |
| 12 | He hated illness , hated it with an inner anger as though sickness were a devil attacking his life , his plans for his future , his energy . |
| 13 | Throughout Prisoner Genet again insists that his reasons for his identifications across race and culture were incorrigibly personal . |
| 14 | He declines even to give his reasons for his refusal . |
| 15 | Kallicharran , who turned 43 in March , has been playing club cricket for Gloucester City this season , and made his debut for his new county on August 5 against Devon , the leaders of the Western Division of the Minor Counties championship . |
| 16 | On the other hand he was indecisive , tended to rely on advisers with stronger characters and erratic judgement , and could be disastrously obstinate in his insistence on his responsibility for his actions to God alone . |
| 17 | ‘ But all of it , ’ the Dean says firmly , checking his watch for his next appointment , ‘ all of it is to the glory of God . |
| 18 | It 's all part of his preparation for his new movie , A Bronx Tale . |
| 19 | By then , however , having sent off his pictures for his New York exhibition , and faced with having to paint more for his Lefevre show , he thought a visit to Paris in order . |
| 20 | Nathan was not too troubled by the error : ‘ He 'll have to learn about it soon , ’ he commented , perhaps even then aware of the grimmer realities behind his words for his family . |
| 21 | ( b ) Every partner must account to his co-partners for his private profits This is recognised in s29 of the Partnership Act : ( 1 ) Every partner must account to the firm for any benefit derived by him without the consent of the other partners from any transaction concerning the partnership , or from any use by him of the partnership property name or business connexion. ( 2 ) This section applies also to transactions undertaken after a partnership has been dissolved by the death of a partner , and before the affairs thereof have been completely wound up , either by any surviving partner or by the representatives of the deceased partner . |
| 22 | True Brit Christie 's first action after storming to victory in just 9.96 seconds was to snatch a giant Union Jack flag from British fans and drape it around his shoulders for his rousing lap of honour . |
| 23 | So , it was really thanks to Jeff , she thought , that she was being unwillingly forced to join Guido in his search for his boat . |
| 24 | The judge was satisfied he told what he believed to be the truth about his fear for his own safety and his shock and horror at the suffering and death of many men , some of them friends . |
| 25 | What we and Holyfield do know is that Bowe offers a safer route , if not to heavyweight immortality then to respectful acceptance by his peers for his efforts inside the ring , in line with the respect his quiet dignity commands outside it . |
| 26 | Mr Morris has been an MP since 1974 and served his apprenticeship for his new job chairing the standing committees of the House where MPs subject Government bills to detailed scrutiny . |
| 27 | Mr Morris has been an MP since 1974 and served his apprenticeship for his new job chairing the standing committees of the House where MPs subject Government bills to detailed scrutiny . |
| 28 | Whatever the gentleman in question might feel about the Hanoverian monarchy and the Jacobite cause he could , in the circumstances , hardly refuse to take the oaths to Government and cast his vote for his friend in a subsequent election . |
| 29 | While Carkesse thought writing could cure his condition , Smart looked on much of his output as a vehicle of praise to his Creator for his cure . |
| 30 | He moved to the small table , put down his glass and searched in his pockets for his cigarettes . |